Little help here?
So I’m trying to figure out exactly what this blog will look like over the next couple of years. I’ve committed myself to putting some serious time into RLP. I thought maybe you could help me think about this.
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Hi there,
If you found this page you are one of the people who is helping with the publication of my second book using the Consafo model.
First, thanks for signing up to purchase an advance copy of the book. 78 people have done so as of a few minutes ago. We've sold 173 of them. We need to sell 416.
Second, we need to figure out what the title is going to be.
Paul Soupiset is doing the cover and inside layout. He is going to work on the cover first, so we can have something to look at. But he says he can't do that until we come up with a title.
If you have ideas for a book title, leave them in a comment on this page. Jeanene and I will look them over and pick the ones we like the best. And then you'll vote on those. Whatever you choose will be the title.
The only idea we have so far is "Exegesis." Jeanene came up with that one. The idea behind Jeanene's title is that Real Live Preacher exegetes life.
I was thinking of calling it, "Some Stuff I Wrote" but Jeanene kind of gave me that look that says, "Maybe not." I'm not very good with titles.
Ideas????
The Consafo Experiment Begins
Last September I had a crazy idea. I wrote about it in a blog post called, "Would you publish me?" In it I outlined a crazy idea that I was kicking around with Jeanene.
So now I'm ready to get started. The Consafo experiment in social network publishing has begun. The first Consafo project is
Shipping Costs
The Price:
The original price of RealLivePreacher.com was $14.00. I'm selling it online for $11.00 a copy, and I'm mailing them myself from my home. As I said in a blog entry on September 26, 2007, I plan to celebrate each sale by signing every copy or even writing a little note inside. I'm also planning to include some sort of goofy surprise in each copy. Who knows what - maybe a pressed flower between the pages or something.
Shipping Charges:
For shipping within the United States and Canada, I'll charge you roughly what it costs me for postage and materials. For overseas shipping, I'm charging less than the shipping actually costs. That effectively gives a discount to overseas buyers, but they always have to pay more so I think they deserve a bit of a break. In all cases I give a greater discount for people who purchase multiple copies.
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What I Am Charging for Shipping |
| 1 copy | 2 copies | 3 copies | 10 copies | |
| U.S.A. | $3.00 | $3.00 | $4.00 | $6.00 |
| Canada | $4.00 | $6.00 | $8.00 | $12.00 |
| All Others | $8.00 | $10.00 | $14.00 | $19.00 |
Bulk Purchases & Special Shipping Needs:
A couple of people have asked about buying more than ten copies. If you want to buy more than ten, send me an email and I'll give you a special discounted rate and tell you how to purchase online at your rate.
If you have a special shipping need, send me an email and I'll work with you on that.
Thanks!
rlp
Reviews for RealLivePreacher.com
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Published Reviews:
"These are hard sayings! Vigorous GRACE abounding. At times in words so harsh as to be deemed barnyard by some. At other times as soft as a lamb's cloak. Altogether, reminiscent of the motley crew that first followed the lonely Galilean."
Will D. Campbell
"In RealLivePreacher.com there is vulgarity - R-rated vulgarity, much too much of it, and without the alibi that someone else is being quoted. But there is also music, the sometimes lyrical and sometimes thunderous music of a soul going for broke for God and letting us listen."
Alan Cochrum - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"Sometimes, writing reviews, I feel like the man who threw stones into the sea, hunting for the gem hidden among them. RealLivePreacher.com is one of the gems. So run, do not walk, to your nearest computer, telephone, or bookstore and buy, do not borrow (so you can lend it) RealLivePreacher.com
The Church Educator
"In the tradition of Will Campbell, another Baptist preacher who is also unflinching and straightforward in his writing, Atkinson laces his essays with earthy language that isn't common for Baptist preachers. But he writes with the heart of a pastor about real live people, and through this lens provides readers with an understanding of faith that is authentic, touching, and without pretense."
Larry Hollon: General Commission on Communications, The United Methodist Church
"All in all, the most fascinating aspect of RealLivePreacher.com is its striking honesty. The Preacher shows us how God works faith in each and every one of us, no matter how broken, lost, or thoroughly screwed up we are. This is Good News indeed.
Fearless Reviews
"Gordon Atkinson has a gift. He writes about faith and life in the church and the world in such disarmingly honest, loving detail, that you almost can't help but be moved and caught up in the story. His is the voice of someone who has been through Hell, but not back; it seems more to me that he has come out on the other side and kept going...In the end, I thought Julius' final line from the movie Pulp Fiction was appropriate. Because The Preacher is trying real hard to be the shepherd; so should we all."
Gower Street - a blog by an Episcopal priest in St. Joseph Minnesota
"RealLivePreacher.com places on the printed page some of Atkinson's choicest weblog essays. he writes with passion and honesty in a down-to-earth style that is most "un-preacherish" (warning: occasional salty language may offend some readers!) Savor his reflections to feed your soul, refresh your own use of the English language, and restock your storehouse of eminently quotable stories and aphorisms."
Lutheran Partners
"This book will make any preacher re-think the way they communicate and realize how important it is to attend to the words we use and the images with which we try to express something of the meaning and purpose of faith."
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In December of 2002, I began a weblog that I called Real Live Preacher. My only goals were to write well and to be as honest as I could. The response to Real Live Preacher took me by surprise. The conversations and friendships that sprang to life out of the comments are perhaps the most wonderful part of the whole thing.
In 2004 Eerdmans published a collection of the best essays from 2002 to 2003. Included are nine new essays that were never posted on the blog.
Works in Progress
“Lenten Satchel” a short essay on the strange items that make up my Lenten journey this year. Because of Tracy’s comment.
“The Bottom of Things,” an essay in progress.
“Last Things,” an essay about my final days at Covenant. Soon to be published by the Christian Century. Will be linked here when it is online at the CC website.
My Latest Book
I’m proud to announce that Turtles All The Way Down came out in November of 2009. This was my first experience with the Consafo model of social media community publishing.
2000 copies were printed. We sold well over 500 as advance purchases or in the weeks leading up to Christmas. This paid for the printing costs completely.